Plan B. Saudi Arabia is reportedly pushing for a modified security pact deal with the United States without signing a normalization agreement with Israel....
Europe sleepwalking. Europe is increasingly dependent on Russian fertilizers, the head of a major producer of nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers told the Financial Times. Svein...
Georgian unrest. Protests erupted in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Sunday against a bill that would force non-governmental organizations and media outlets that...
Nagorno-Karabakh update. A joint Turkish-Russian monitoring center in Nagorno-Karabakh has closed, six months after Azerbaijan recaptured the region from ethnic Armenian forces. The center...
Atomic power. Iran plans to build more nuclear power plants to increase its generation capacity and ensure its national energy security, the head of...
Defining freedom. Australia wants to strengthen ties with Papua New Guinea to promote Pacific stability and counter China's regional expansionism, Australian Prime Minister Anthony...
Talks with Hamas. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a nearly three-hour meeting with Hamas representatives, including leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Qatar on Wednesday,...
European defense. Poland is considering joining a project to build a European air defense system similar to Israel’s Iron Dome, Prime Minister Donald Tusk...
Economic retaliation. One day after an unprecedented drone and missile attack against Israel, Iran’s president called on government departments to redouble their efforts and...